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University of Massachusetts Amherst Master’s in Accounting

Accounting is a concentration offered under the accounting major at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Accounting from UMass Amherst Cost?

UMass Amherst Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $779 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,014	$30,120
Fees	$2,221	$2,221

Does UMass Amherst Offer an Online Master’s in Accounting?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UMass Amherst offers online option in its accounting master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.

UMass Amherst Master’s Student Diversity for Accounting

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 162 master’s degrees in accounting handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in accounting in 2019-2020, 48.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in accounting at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020, 24.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	107
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.